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Kazuhisa
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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject: Long Word |
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I would like to know what "the long word" means?
This phrase was used in the article of CNN Student News on April 6.
> When you hear the word "warning" and you hear your county, that`s when
> you need to take cover. When you hear the word "watch," that means
> something might happen today. Let`s have a plan. When you hear
> the word "warning," it`s too late to make a plan. You need to
> already have the plan. "Warning" is the long word, it`s the bad one.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1204/06/sn.01.html |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Long Word |
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| Kazuhisa wrote: |
I would like to know what "the long word" means?
This phrase was used in the article of CNN Student News on April 6.
> When you hear the word "warning" and you hear your county, that`s when
> you need to take cover. When you hear the word "watch," that means
> something might happen today. Let`s have a plan. When you hear
> the word "warning," it`s too late to make a plan. You need to
> already have the plan. "Warning" is the long word, it`s the bad one.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1204/06/sn.01.html |
Actually, I don't know of any special meaning for "the long word is the bad one." "Warning" has 2 syllables, and "watch" only has one, so "warning" is the longer word. I could only think that it was a way to remember which word was for the more dangerous situation. Perhaps someone else will have a better idea. |
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robilion
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject: long word |
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| Maybe the word you are hearing is not "long", but "wrong". |
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